On contrary to what can't I live without, that is eg: food, drinks, shelter, clothing, mobile phone, computer, and etc... This is a list to contribute to what CAN I live without.
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10) Television
This is at the last of my list of things I can live without, I mean seriously, what in the world was I thinking when I paid 'X' amount for the Tv, 'Y' amount for the cable and all I get is things I can watch on the net for a 'Z' amount for the internet subscription. Not to mention, I'm actually paying the cable company to watch their already overpaid commercials!
9) China's Products
Seriously, if it's not because of their drop dead price, usually by overworking their gravely underpaid staffs, and cutting their quality, and also cheating their way through clients and forcing them to take lemon products to sell, I don't think they would have survived this long. I sell products, and believe me, it's really difficult to find quality products made in China for a good price. Even the thumb drive I'm selling cost a bomb, just because I had them gave me the best quality materials and hardware. But nevertheless I did tried other supplies before, and their price is remarkable cheap! but their quality is in such a bad inconsistency, and together with a horrible workmanship, I couldn't bring myself to sell them more than 20% of what I paid for. But do bear in mind, not all of these suppliers are as bad as you've imagined, some of them are really good, but bear in mind, keep a close eye, get one of your boys to sit there to wait for them to make your product from A-Z. This is the only way to make sure your product is up to standard. Other ways just doesn't really seem to work there.
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8) Traffic congestions
I'm sure this is in everyone's top 10 list of things you can live without. Well I drive, and I hope you don't, because you'll just be another of the people congesting my road. Well, that's the mentality of every motorists today. And I can deny that it never crossed my mind before too. And I'm pretty darn sure it crossed your mind before too. Well, don't blame it on the motorists or the government, it really is nobody's fault. Think logically, what can the government do? We want our private cars, but the roads cant accommodate all of us, If we want the government to build bigger roads, that'll make a lot of people lose their houses and offices. If we want others to stop using cars, well, rule of life 'never expect others to do what you'll never do' it's the same as the rule 'to give is to take'. I personally think there's a solution to this, and at the same time be able to cope with those 'GREEN' or 'Save the Planet' peoples. That is to spread everyone out, demolish un-green buildings (except historical ones) and build them again in a large grid like sections with giant parks in the middle. Instead of zoning an area commercial/residential, have that building itself categorized. (do leave comments on this one, I really want to know what you think)
7) Social Media Marketing!
Ok, it's kinda strange coming from a blogger that is promoting his own product to say the last thing I'll ever need is social media marketing. But the fact is, who want's to be reading something absolutely wonderful then it actually turns out to be selling something to you. Feels kinda bummer huh. Then there's the part where a community is made just for the consumers, seriously, if you really want to be a part of something, why not join the wwf or greenpeace or sth similar, at least you are doing a good deed? And those replies aren't really ment for you, it's for everyone else. And if everyone is a 'you' then really, it's ment for nobody at all..
6) Not So Very Expensive Products, but just a tad bit too expensive.
I've worked in a few furniture companies before, and I was introduced to really good high quality furniture. Problem is, their price. I cant seem to get past the fact that good quality furniture are marked at an extremely expensive price. Not that I cant guess their costs but never-the-less I've had my eyes on herman miller's furniture for years, though I still cant afford one. But I had the blessing to be able to sit on one, and it feels heavenly. So why is it so expensive? R&D is usually 2~3 man show, but their engineering skills are without peer. So we pay for their expertise, not that I'm not willing to, but sad to say, such brilliant furnishings should be given a chance for middle-class-mens to indulge themselves into. That upper-class-men can indulge themselves on say a gold plated earnest armchair, or ivory wegner's bull chair, or maybe diamond chandelier?
5) Wasting
Well... you'll probably guess it's in the list. Bus just why it's in the top 5. Simple, I believe that global warming is real, that I need to do something about it myself to help out. So whenever I go shopping, I'll usually opt to not have their plastic bags, If I know I don't need to buy a new bottle but a refill pack, I'll go for the latter. What I'm saying is not to deprive yourself from what you usually use, but it's what you usually buy. If you don't really need it, don't buy it! Strange to be coming from a designer to be coming out with limited edition polo-tees huh, well that's exactly why I'm doing Limited! I'm not going to let people buy it for the sake of buying it. Heck anyone under 20 cant purchase it for sure. And since my number (6) is about too expensive good quality products, I'm selling my Limited Edition Polo-Tees well cheaper than 'Premium Brands' too! p.s. quality is the same. Sorry for the promoting, but I just need to stress out my personal philosophy to strengthen my point of wasting.
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4)Billboards
Somehow, I just hate billboards, I'm a landscape photographer by hobby (you can check out my gallery at serotonineaddiction.deviantart.com if you like), and I've a special fondness of the great outdoors. Not that I'll go into the wilderness and strip myself naked and dance with the bears, but in a way, I've a great respect for mother earth herself. And I'm a historian by passion, I dig my nose into historical everything, potteries to monuments, every great erection of man made past, except for billboards. Picture this, you love outdoors, and love great architectures, and in the middle of everything, a bloody billboard, sticks itself out of nowhere like a fungi growing in between your best wooden furniture. The Horror! Not to mention, at night, when you are enjoying the night scape of stars while driving through the highway, and poof! a giant billboard illuminated by dozens of neon and spot lights. glows from miles away. I would swear to myself it's a space craft if I had too much to drink. If there's no billboards, I'll go "AH! finally some sleep!"
3) Mainstream Music
I like listening to Lo-Fi, commercial musics, or pretty much random musics. I'll list them down and you should take a few minutes to listen and see if they are half as bad as your mainstream musics.
Top 10 Lo-Fi Songs
10) Gabriel by Lamb
6) Isn't This A Lovely Day by Lay & Bushwacka! Feat Ella Fit
4) Devil Take My Soul by Son of Dave feat. Martina Topley Bird
1) Weary Boy by Butternut Squash
Top 10 Commercial Songs
Top 10 Random Songs
7) You and Me song by The Wannadies
6) Kids by MGMT
5) Get Together Tonight by Adam Kling, Howard Dlugasch
Top 10 Classic Songs
6) Roam by B52
I hope you had enjoy your short sweet groove from me, till next time, you've been groovin' with Looi Design
2) Marketing in General
Yes, I don't like it at all, I don't like to spend my dollars, if you know what I mean. Especially on things that I don't need at all. Those non-practicle things that I shouldn't have bought then to realize that I've bought those kind of things, just makes me furious!! For example, digital photo frames, seriously, if you like a photo, you print it out and hang it on the wall and study it line to curves, color to gradient, not pixel to pixels. 10 different hand, foot, lip, face creams... I've only got 1 head, 1 pair of legs and 1 pair of hands, now how can I have all 10 applied at the same time hmm... I know, I'll alternate it, and this mean I can buy another 10 more creams. I'll get myself 3 cars, one Brabus for me to show off, one Bently for me to go to work in, one Range Rover Sports for me to go off road on weekends.. hmm... I should have gotten a Porsche Cayanne Turbo instead... I'll have two mobile phones, one for each number I have, because this have a good promotion for family, and the other is cheap to call, or the other way round, but it's ok, if I add them all up I'm saving myself 'X' amount for 2 phones, when just having one is actually 'X-Y' amount. Well, you get the drift. Marketing a.k.a. adverts, commercials, newsletters, etc etc.. just a bunch of tools to make us believe we need something when we really don't need it at all. So how often do you fall for one?
1) A Bad Day
Another favorite in everyone's list. Well, it's un-deniable, and I would give a lot to have a perfect 24 hr's worth of true happiness and laughter. It's kind of sad to say this but, had it ever occurred to you that you don't know what can really make you happy for the whole day? Which gives me a project for tomorrow, as it's a saturday, maybe I'll try and see if I can plan a perfect bad-less day? You should try to make it your perfect day too. Then we can all officially make tomorrow a happy day for everyone in the future. Whatever is your result, post it on the comments below or on the left and share it with everyone.
Lol.. and you forgot to mention Z amount of time wasted while watching TV. Plus white in uk you need to pay X amount of money for Annual TV Licence too!
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